Letters Written by the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son, Band 2Thomas Tegg, 1827 |
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... wish you ! I must add , that , if you do not , it will be both your own fault , and your own misfortune . DEAR BOY , LETTER CL . London , May the 15th , O. S. 1749 . THIS letter will , I hope , find you settled to your serious studies ...
... wish you ! I must add , that , if you do not , it will be both your own fault , and your own misfortune . DEAR BOY , LETTER CL . London , May the 15th , O. S. 1749 . THIS letter will , I hope , find you settled to your serious studies ...
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... wish to engage and please , almost universally . The temptation of saying a smart and witty thing , or bon mot , and the malicious applause with which it is commonly received , have made people who can say them , and , still oftener ...
... wish to engage and please , almost universally . The temptation of saying a smart and witty thing , or bon mot , and the malicious applause with which it is commonly received , have made people who can say them , and , still oftener ...
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... wish , to any given place ; my first expedition would be to Venice , there to reconnoître you , unseen myself . I would , first , take you in the morning , at breakfast with Mr. Harte , and attend to your natural and unguarded ...
... wish , to any given place ; my first expedition would be to Venice , there to reconnoître you , unseen myself . I would , first , take you in the morning , at breakfast with Mr. Harte , and attend to your natural and unguarded ...
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... wish you to be a ' Corinthian edifice , upon a Tuscan foundation ; the latter having the utmost strength and solidity to support , and the former all possible ornaments to decorate . The Tuscan column is coarse , clumsy , and unpleasant ...
... wish you to be a ' Corinthian edifice , upon a Tuscan foundation ; the latter having the utmost strength and solidity to support , and the former all possible ornaments to decorate . The Tuscan column is coarse , clumsy , and unpleasant ...
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... wishes of those to whom they hope to make their court . Great caution is therefore necessary ; and if , to great caution , you can join seeming frankness and open- ness , you will unite what Machiavel reckons very difficult , but very ...
... wishes of those to whom they hope to make their court . Great caution is therefore necessary ; and if , to great caution , you can join seeming frankness and open- ness , you will unite what Machiavel reckons very difficult , but very ...
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